2014-06-25, Day 0 - The Ride Begins: Yorktown to Jamestown

Post date: Jun 26, 2014 2:08:44 AM

Miles today: 23. Total Miles to date: 23.

The ride back to the west begun today. Awesome! Our journey today was book ended by two historically significant sites. Yorktown is a appropriate starting point for this ride. In 1781, a totally independent America began when the British surrendered to American and French forces at Yorktown thereby ending our war for independence. Going way back, Jamestown was the first English settlement in the New World back in 1607. Between these two sites is the Colonial Parkway and Colonial Williamsburg. Lots of hardwood trees and very attractive forest. The air is thick with humidity.

If you were waiting to make a pledge towards the ride until we started, watch the video.

If you are wondering what is going on at the water's edge, it is the ceremonial dip of the back tires in the Atlantic (actually Chesapeake Bay).